The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery Reviews

Could barely last 10 minutes. The visuals are hard to look at being such an old game (in this particular style). if there was a remake or something, I might give it a shot but as it is, just can't force myself.

I really enjoyed the story, characters and the music. love FMV games, loved this one especially, the actors were incredible.

As a kid I really wanted to love it but it just was too difficult for me to figure out the puzzles. Like, how am I supposed to know to record the dudes voice and then slice them together to create a message for someone else to hear? Idk, I guess my mind wasn't geared for these types of games. I did like it, even if the puzzles are difficult and I never got very far.

It's just such a pleasure to play because of the tremendous quality of the writing, acting, plot and music. Looking at the screenshots, I thought the live action aspect was going to be a barrier, but it wasn't at all, maybe I liked this one more than the first game.

Total nostalgia trip. I played this game as a teen and was a huge fan of Sierra adventure games. It introduced me to Neuschwanstein Castle (never heard of it back then!), and to this day, visiting it is still on my bucket list. The story of King Ludwig and Richard Wagner stuck with me so much, I even wrote a school play about Wagner once. We didn’t win, but hey—memories! Some graphics look a bit rough on my setup (still working on upgrading my GPU). If anyone has tips to make the visuals less grainy, I’m all ears. Tried messing with the Steam overlay—no luck so far. Still, despite the dated visuals, this game holds up. Such a great trip down memory lane. Also, how did I never notice how fine Baron Von Glower is?! 😂 I was a kid back then… now I totally get it. Tho I might have to compete against Gabe for that spot. HAHAHA!

Gabriel Knight 2: Sins of the Fathers is a brave attempt to adapt Sierra's original pixel graphics format to the interactive movie medium. When migrating Sierra's traditional storytelling to this new form the player may find the game's presentation to be somewhat austere. Live actors undertaking the task of replicating the dynamic delivery of animation can find the strain challenging. When watching the opera that set up the chase at the end of the movie, I found maintaining my interest in the performance equally challenging. Rated 6 out of 10.